Mystery syndrome killing rainbow lorikeets and flying foxes leaves scientists baffled
by Donna Lu Science writer from Environment | The Guardian on (#6TH3H)
The animals that don't die need total nursing care,' wildlife rescuer says, ahead of a potential spike in cases in coming weeks
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Thousands of rainbow lorikeets and hundreds of flying foxes have been hospitalised in Queensland in the past year with a mysterious paralysis that can affect the animals' ability to fly, swallow and even breathe.
Lorikeet paralysis syndrome has struck birds in Queensland and New South Wales since at least 2012, and a similar syndrome was identified in flying foxes five years ago.
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